An insight into the world of films from a girl obsessed with jellyfish

Day 13 – Crash

Crash. A ‘provocative’ film that deals with the issue of racism through the stories of many different people, including a policeman, a lock-fitter and a District Attorney.

Now, as Marc states in his post , this film won an Oscar (follow him to read up on what won the Oscar award for each year). I can understand why it won the award. But I don’t get it.

I mean. I’m sure for people who have a higher understanding of social issues would have found this film brilliant. But I’m just not one of those people. I mean, don’t get me wrong. I am totally aware of racism and how awful it is. I just don’t know if I want to sit and watch a film about it.

It’s just too hard-going for me.

Not only that, but the amount of stories that interweave throughout the film…I just got lost, to be honest with you. I didn’t know what was going on half of the time, and who it was happening to. I think the only story I properly followed was that of the racist policeman. It was the simplest to follow. I think the father in pain also helped me stay with his story too. But the other stories made no sense to me whatsoever.

No. I lie. The lock-fitter. I liked his story. His story was interesting, and heartbreaking. Again, probably only because of his daughter nearly being shot in the head by some psycho. But I did like that story.

Like I said. There are far too many stories in the whole film to follow all of them. And that’s a shame. I mean, Love Actually did the same thing, with the whole multiple story thing. But I could follow that. It was easy to watch. This was just too much. Too political for a simpleton like myself.

A lot of people have recommended this film to me. And I’m not saying that it shouldn’t be recommended to people who like this kind of thing. It won an Oscar! That’s got to mean something! But, like Marc says, I don’t think it should have won it. Only for personal reasons though. The acting was amazing. I’m not going to say anything bad about the acting, because everyone was fantastic in it. The only reason I didn’t like it is because of how political it was. That’s it. And that’s my own opinion. I know a lot of people will tell me I’m wrong for that. But please understand that politics is not something I understand and not something I want watch.

So, if you’re a fan of the political issues and all that jazz, watch this film. You’ll love it. As long as you can follow all the stories that is. If you’re like myself and don’t understand politics, give this one a miss. It’s just that little bit too complicated for a simpleton like myself to appreciate.